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Meanwhile, Chief Medical Superintendent (CMS) of the district hospital, Dr Divakar Singh, was removed and sent to Azamgarh, allegedly after he made a careless remark about the cause of deaths.

Nearly 400 patients were admitted to district hospital from June 15 to 17, they said, adding all patients who died at the government hospital

Nearly 400 patients were admitted to the district hospital from June 15 to June 17, they said, adding all the patients who died at the government hospital were aged above 60 years

NEW DELHI: Sweltering heat has killed 34 people in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, health officials said Saturday.

In Bihar, 45 people have died and Odisha reported one death till Sunday, with unconfirmed reports of 20 heat-related deaths. | Latest News India

According to data shared by officials, on June 15, around 154 patients were admitted at the Ballia district hospital -- the only hospital in the district where critically-ill patients are referred to. Of those admitted, 23 died. On June 16, 20 patients died out of the 137 admitted; and on Saturday, 11 people died. As the incident of curious deaths were reported, two senior doctors at the director-level were sent to Ballia and report to the administration, Pathak said.

Some doctors believe the high number of fatalities is tied to the temperatures. But the authorities are still trying to determine how many people died and what exactly killed them.

At least 98 people have died in the Indian states of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar in the last three days as the north of the country reels under an extreme heatwave. 

Soaring temperatures in India's northeast brought scorching heat and an influx of patients to local hospitals.

At least 34 people have died in the past two days as a large swath of the north Indian state Uttar Pradesh swelters under severe heat, prompting doctors to advise